John Knox

Scottish clergyman, writer and historian (1514–1572)

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John Knox was a Scottish clergyman, writer, and historian who lived from 1514 to 1572 and played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. He is historically important because of his influence on Scottish religious and political life during a period of major religious change in Europe.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1830
Died: 1915
Works: 66

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British sailor heroes, from Howard to Nelson
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State papers relating to the defeat of the Spanish Armada, anno 1588
Physical Geography in Its Relation to the Prevailing Winds and Currents
El Primer Toque de la Trompeta Contra el Monstruoso Gobierno de las Mujeres

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1933-07-20
Active to: 1999-02-14

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Discography

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Listeners: 21
Total plays: 84

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5 total works indexed

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,204x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,537x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,306x
Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,195x
The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,822x

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Quotes

“As touching nature I am a worm of this earth, and yet a subject of this commonwealth; but as touching the office wherein it has pleased God to place me [head of the Reformed church in Scotland], I am a watchman...For that reason I am bound in conscience to blow the trumpet publicly.”
“Madam, in God's presence I speak: I never delighted in the weeping of any of God's creatures; yea I can scarcely well abide the tears of my own boys whom my own hand corrects, much less can I rejoice in your Majesty's weeping.”
“But hereof be assured, that all is not lawful nor just that is statute by civil laws; neither yet is everything sin before God, which ungodly persons allege to be treason.”
“The Mass is Idolatry. All worshipping, honouring, or service invented by the brain of man in the religion of God, without his own express commandment, is idolatry. The Mass is invented by the brain of man, without any commandment of God; therefore it is idolatry.”
“To promote a woman to beare rule, superioritie, dominion or empire above any realme, nation, or citie, is repugnant to nature, contumelie to God, a thing most contrarious to his reveled will and approved ordinance, and finalie it is the subversion of good order, of all equitie and justice.”

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Number of children: 5

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Commons category: John Knox
date of death: 1572-11-24
date of birth: 1514-00-00
Commons gallery: John Knox
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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to John Knox, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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John Knox (c. 1514 – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the reformer of the Church of Scotland.

Born in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lothian, Knox is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish Church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549.